Advertising novelty



E. S. WILSON.

ADVERTISING NOVELTY.

APPLICATION FILED IUNEIII 1920.

1,397,476, I Patented Nov. 15, 1921.

INVENTOR ATTORNEY rmi .ADVERTISNG NOVELTY.

Lasarte.

Application led June 11,

To @Zlio/10m t may concern:

Be it known that l., Emmer S. lfilinson,

citizen oi' the United States, residing at Gar risen, in the county orBenton and State of iowa, have invented new and useful lmprovements inAdvertising hlovelties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to advertising devices and aims to combine with apocket match bon, a movable l"iniorinzution strip which contains agestation table, wherein the device will be exceptionally useful tocattle raisers and thereby rendered valuable for advertising purposes.

Another object is the provision of a device oit' this character which isneat and at* tractive in appearance and or' a size to permit of itsbeing easily carried in the pocket or' a garment.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includesthe following novel features and details of construction to behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and pointed out in the appended claim.

ln the drawings Figure 1 is an elevation of the device.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. l is a similar view on the line i-a orp Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein like characters ofreference denote corresponding parts, the invention comprises a casing10 which is oi substantially flat formation and has its opposite sidenedges rounded. The casing is open at one end and` this open end isadapted to be closed by a hinged cover 11 which is provided with aspring cage 12 so that the cover may be held in closed position.

Located within the casing 10 isa transversely disposed partition 14.-,the latter being slightly spaced from the open end of the casing toprovide a transverse compartment 15. Arranged longitudinally within thecasing is a tube or central substantially cylindrical compartment 16which opens at one end into the transverse end compartment 15. Arrangedupon each side of the tube or central compartment 16 is compartment 17and mounted for rotation in each of these last mentioned compartments isa roller 18. The shafts oi these rollers entend through the closed endof the casing and are provided with operating knobs 19.V

Speccation of llettcrs Patent.

Patented Nov. i5, 1921.

ieee. serial no. 328,259.

SecuredA upon theV rollers 18 are the opposite ends oi an indicia strip20, the latter extending through a passage 21 provided between the walloi the intermediate coinpartnient 16 and the adjacent wall of the casing10. "llhe casing 10 is further provided with a side opening 22,. throughwhich the indicia upon the strip 2O will beseen. As previously stated.the device ispriniarily intended Ylor the use oicattle raisers and forthis purpose is provided with a gestation table which includes a numberof dates arranged in rows upon the strip, the date to the left or thestrip being the date ot service, the intermediate date being the date orcalving, while the datato the" extreme right will be the date oi"farrowing. rlhus, the strip may be inoved until the proper date ofservice appears at the left, whereupon the other two dates will be thedate of calving and iarrowing. By arranging the interior of the box inthe manner shown, matches may be carried therein with their endsprojecting into the transverse end compartment 15 so that they will bereadily accessible and the usefulness of the device increased. y

The invention is susceptible oi various changes in its form, proportionsand minor details' oi construction and thek right is herein reserved tomalte such changes as properly tall within the scope of the appendedclaim.

Having described the invention what is claimed is il. device of theclass described comprising a casing provided with an elongated openingin'one side, having an open end, and a pair oi spaced openings in `theopposite closed end thereor", a coverhingedly connected to one side ofsaid casing and provided with a spring cage adapted to engage theopposite side and close the open end of said casing, a partitiondisposed in said casing adjacent said open end and provioed with a pairof spaced openings in alinement with the openings in `said casing, atube secured to said partition and arranged longitudinally in saidcasing, a pair of headed rollers arranged on opposite sides of said tube,and extending through the openings in said partition and in saidcasing, anda pair of operating handles secured to the outer'ends of saidrollers.

ln testimony whereof l am); my signature.

senesi" s. wiesen.

